Austin holidays + Road trips | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/austin+road-trips
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Texas and New Mexico: arid desert, ZZ Top, the blues and UFOshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/jun/22/texas-new-mexico-usa-road-trip
The borderlands of Texas and New Mexico are an Anglo-Hispanic world where the scenery is widescreen and the culture has deep roots<p>Take a break from the American mammon groove during your walkabout in the United States and wend your way to the south-western borderlands. Slowly traverse a swath of terrain between Austin and the environs of Albuquerque, Santa Fe, out to the ancient ruins of <a href="http://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm" title="Chaco Canyon">Chaco Canyon</a>.</p><p>These are lands of America's other origin story, taking you into the deep time of the new world. This route moves through the deserts, austere and verdant landscapes, mostly wild and unpopulated, an itinerary with ample promise of getting lost, travelling in time and undergoing inadvertent epiphanies.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/jun/22/texas-new-mexico-usa-road-trip">Continue reading...</a>Road tripsAustin holidaysNorth and Central America holidaysTexas holidaysUnited States holidaysNew Mexico holidaysTravelZZ TopWillie NelsonFri, 21 Jun 2013 23:10:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/jun/22/texas-new-mexico-usa-road-tripPhotograph: 167/ Ocean/CorbisThe Jemez mountains, New Mexico. Photograph: 167/Ocean/Corbis. Click on the magnifying glass icon for a larger view of this imagePhotograph: 167/ Ocean/CorbisThe Jemez mountains, New Mexico. Photograph: 167/Ocean/Corbis. Click on the magnifying glass icon for a larger view of this imageJohn Phillip Santos2013-06-21T23:10:00Z